Land (Týr album)
Land is the fourth full-length album by the Faroese Viking / folk metal band Týr. It is a multilingual album with vocals in Faroese, English, Norwegian, Danish in Sinklars Visa and Icelandic in Brennivín. It was released on May 30, 2008 through Napalm Records.[4] The album is based on Nordic folklore. The final track is a new version of the song "Hail To The Hammer" which originally appeared on a demo in 2000, and again on How Far To Asgaard in 2002.
Track listing
| # |
Title |
Words |
Music |
Length |
| 1 |
Gandkvæði Tróndar |
J.H.O. Djurhuus (1881–1948) |
Traditional Faeroese, arr. Heri Joensen |
4:10 |
| 2 |
Sinklars Vísa |
Edvard Storm |
Traditional Danish, Heri Joensen |
4:54 |
| 3 |
Ocean |
Heri Joensen |
Heri Joensen, Traditional Faeroese |
10:07 |
| 4 |
Gátu Ríma |
Traditional Faeroese |
Traditional Faeroese, Heri Joensen |
5:38 |
| 5 |
Brennivín |
Heri Joensen, Björn S. Blöndal (1893–1980) |
Heri Joensen, Traditional Icelandic |
4:58 |
| 6 |
Fípan Fagra |
Traditional Faeroese |
Traditional Faeroese, Heri Joensen |
5:49 |
| 7 |
Valkyrjan |
Heri Joensen |
Heri Joensen, Traditional Faeroese, Edvard Grieg, Traditional Norwegian |
5:05 |
| 8 |
Lokka Táttur |
Traditional Faeroese |
Traditional Faeroese, Swedish, Heri Joensen |
6:04 |
| 9 |
Land |
Heri Joensen, J.H.O. Djurhuus, Hávamál |
Heri Joensen, Traditional Faeroese |
16:17 |
| 10 |
Hail to the Hammer |
Heri Joensen |
Heri Joensen, Traditional Faeroese |
5:19 |
References
- ^ About.com review
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Lords of Metal review
- ^ "Tyr Delay New Album, "Land," and Reveal Artwork". metalunderground.com. 2008-04-05. http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=35530. Retrieved 2008-04-08.